Door carrier



June 16, 1925. 1,542,296

' J. v. GIBSON DOSJR CARRIER Filed July 7, 1924 V/ ///Z V atk cmq Patented June 16, 1925.

;-UNITED sTATss PATENT OFFICE- P JAMES V. GIBSON, OF BAKER, OREGON.

DOOR CARRIER.

Application filed July 7, 1924. Serial No. 724,633.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, citizen of the United JAMES V. GIBsoN, a States, residing at ful Improvements in a Door Carrier, of

which the following is a specification.

Th1s invention relates to door carriers and it consists in the novel described and claimed.

features hereinafter use of rollers.

In the accompanying drawing, The figure 1s a side elevation of the door carrier.

In the drawing the door frame is indicated at 1 and the said frame is provided at its upper and lower sides with guide strips 2.

A door 3 is provided at its upper and lower edges with grooves which receive the strips Bumpers 4 are located at this side of the openin in the frame. The door carrier Con,- sists of two bars 5 whlch are pivotally con nected together by means of a bolt 6 at a point exactly midway One of the bars 5 is provided upon its edge with a cleat 7. I-Iinges between their ends,

8 connect the upper ends of the bars,'one with the frame 1 and the other with the door 3. The lower corners of the bars 51 bear against the side of the frame 1 and the edge ofthe door 3 respectively. A bar 9 is hingedly connected by means of a hinge pin with the frame 1 and.

is adapted to be swung tion as shown in the may engage against the end of the cleat 7 to a horizontal posidrawmg whereby 1t and hold the door 3 positively at an adjusted position in the frame 1.

When it is desired to move the door 3 toward the bumpers 4,

the bari9 is swung in an upward direction whereby the bars 5 may swing upon the bolt 6 and the door 3 ma bumpers 4.

y move toward the In that the bars 5 are hingedly connected at their upper ends with the upper portions of the frame 1, and the door 3, and their lower ends bear against the edge of the opening in the frame and the edge of the door, when the door is moved across the opening in the frame, the said bars have a tendency to hold the edge of the door at all times parallel with the edge of the opening in the frame, and consequently, the door cannot sag in the door opening in the frame, and will not bind, and may move easily across the opening in the frame.

The lower guide strip 2 bears the major portion of the weight of the door 3. The door can be made from metal and may be easily moved and will stand at a completely closed position or partially closed position. The bars 5 are located beyond the side of the bumper 4, and consequently they will fold at the side of the bumper when the door 3 is moved to an open position, and the edge thereof comes into contactwith the edge of the bumper.

The bar9 when in the position as shown in the drawing holds the door at a closed position.

Having thus described theinvention, what I claim is:-

1. In combination with a frame having a door slidably mounted therein, bars pivoted together at a point midway between their ends, one bar being provided between its ends with a cleat, hinge members connecting the upper ends of the bars with the frame and door respectively, said bars having at their lower ends bearing corners which engage the frame and the door respectively, and a bar hinged to the frame and adapted to engage at its free end the cleat upon that bar provided with the same.

2. In combination with a frame having a door slidably mounted therein, bars pivoted together at a point midway between their ends, hinge members connecting the upper, ends of the bars with the frame and door respectively, the bars being provided at their lower ends with hearing corners, which engage the frame and door respectively and a bar hinged to the frame and adapted to engage one of the first mentioned bars to hold the door at a fixed position.

3. In combination with a frame having a door slidably mounted therein, bars pivoted together at a point midway between their ends hinge memhers connecting the upper ends of the bars with the frame and door respectively, said bars having at their lower ends bearing corners for engaging the frame 10 and door respectively, and means for engaging the pivoted portion of one of the bars so as to prevent said bars swinging to allow the closing of the door.

In testimony \vhereofl aflix my signature.

JAMES V. GIBSON. 

